Captain Usman Aviation

NEWS RELEASE NCAA CAUTIONS PILOTS, AIRLINE OPERATORS OVER THUNDERSTORM

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised Pilots and Airline Operators to exercise caution during flight operations in hazardous weather conditions. This warning was contained in an Advisory Circular (AC) with reference no AC: NCAA-AEROMET – 27 addressed to all Pilots and Airline Operators and signed by the Director General, Capt. Muhtar Usman. The […]

Aviation

Looming Threat to Travel Agency in Nigeria

Thousands of jobs may be lost in the downstream sector of the aviation industry as technology, poor policy implementation threaten the existence of travel agencies in Nigeria. Chinedu Eze writes that without urgent intervention by government, the country would lose the multibillion naira market to foreign operators. About 20 years ago a travel agency may […]

Ahmed Aviation

Leadstream to Deploy Simulators for Pilots Training in Nigeria

New aviation training company in Nigeria, Leadstream has said that it would soon procure simulators to start re-training programme for pilots and others. The company which recently obtained Aviation Training Organisation (ATO) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) recently said it is studying the Nigerian market and would soon deploy simulators to bridge the […]

NCAA Aviation

NCAA, Top Brass Spat over Leased Aircraft

Aircraft charter operator, Top Brass Aviation has been battling the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over an aircraft it leased some years ago and when the lessor came to recover the aircraft because the terms of lease was not met, the company resisted the recovery. But in accordance to the principles of Cape Town Convention, […]

Captain Usman Aviation

NCAA to Issue Circular on Use of Drones in Nigeria

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said it has concluded plans to issue advisory circulation on the use of drones in Nigeria in order to ensure it does not interfere with civil aviation. This was disclosed by the Director General of the agency, Captain Muhtar Usman who told THISDAY that there was need to prevent […]